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Liz Cheney: “So, you know the president of the United States is responsible for ensuring that the laws are faithfully executing. He’s…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2022
So, you know the president of the United States is responsible for ensuring that the laws are faithfully executing. He’s responsible for the security of the branches. So for a president to through either his action or inaction, for example, attempt to impede or obstruct the counting of electoral votes, which is an official proceeding of Congress, the committee is looking at that, looking at whether what he did constitutes that kind of a crime. But certainly it’s dereliction of duty.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
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msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney outlines the responsibilities of the president and the implications of Trump's actions during the electoral vote counting.

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